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Q I have recently acquired a property that my son, his wife and their
two children have been renting off my ex-wife. My wife and I separated 13
years ago but only recently divorced, whereupon this three- bedroomed
terrace transferred to me.

My son and his family have been living there for three years, paying my
ex-wife £600-a-month rent. Since it passed to me, my son has refused to pay
any rent on the basis of financial problems. He has promised on more than
one occasion over the last few months to move back in with his
mother-in-law, with whom they